AC9E7LY07 • Year 7 English

Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences...: Year 7 English topic guide

plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical, by selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and using features of voice including volume, tone, pitch and pace

What students learn in AC9E7LY07

This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.

  • Start with the main idea: plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical, by selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and using features of voice including volume, tone, pitch and pace.
  • Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
  • preparing a presentation combining print, visual and audio elements to explore and interpret ideas, drawing on knowledge and research about ideas and opinions different from students’ own selecting features of voice, such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, for different audiences and purposes, recognising the effects these have on audience understanding and engagement
  • Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.

Curriculum coverage and elaborations

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.

  • Content description: plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical, by selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and using features of voice including volume, tone, pitch and pace
  • E1: preparing a presentation combining print, visual and audio elements to explore and interpret ideas, drawing on knowledge and research about ideas and opinions different from students’ own
  • E2: selecting features of voice, such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, for different audiences and purposes, recognising the effects these have on audience understanding and engagement
  • E3: monitoring ideas developed at each stage of creating a presentation in a blog or journal
  • E4: sharing feedback with a peer while planning, creating and rehearsing a presentation

How to use this unit

Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.

Teacher resource

AC9E7LY07 teacher slide

Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.

Open teacher slide (PDF)

Common mistakes to watch for

  • Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
  • Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
  • Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.

International curriculum mapping

This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.

RegionCurriculumClosest mapping
AustraliaAustralian Curriculum v9.0AC9E7LY07 — plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical, by selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and using features of voice including volume, tone, pitch and pace
VictoriaVictorian Curriculum F-10Year 7 English: closest match in Creating texts. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference.
NSWNSW CurriculumStage 4 English: closest content focus for Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences... and related outcomes.
United StatesCommon Core / NGSSGrade 7 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences....
England / UKNational CurriculumKey Stage 3 / Year 7: closest programme-of-study match for Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences....
CanadaProvincial and territory curriculaGrade 7 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference.
New ZealandNew Zealand CurriculumLevel 4 English: closest achievement-objective topic for Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences....
IndiaNCERT / CBSEClass 7 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences....

Related Year 7 English topics

Official curriculum references